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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
448
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
448
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
415
1985
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
68
682
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
6
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
6 Genera with 118 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 177829SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1914Mexican dung beetle50SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 201429SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 189311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
118 Species and 3 Subspecies
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius erechtheus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius furcillatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius hertli Ferreira, 1964
Catharsius kolbei Felsche, 1907
Catharsius morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2009
Catharsius neptunus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius pallas Génier, 2017
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius pseudovitulus Müller, 1941
Catharsius rhinoceros Klug, 1855
Catharsius satyrus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius scopas Felsche, 1907
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius spectabilis Gillet, 1918
Catharsius stricticornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius takanoi Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris algol Nguyen-phung, 1989
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris brittoni Ferreira, 1962
Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris cribricollis (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Copris curlettii Moretto, 2011
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris dracunculus Fereira, 1959
Copris elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gilleti Kolbe, 1907
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris graueri (Kolbe, 1914)⇒ Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hartli Frey, 1975
Copris humilis Gillet, 1908
Copris hybridus Gillet, 1910
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jahi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris martinae Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris martinae martinae
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris montivagus (Gillet, 1908)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris pseudobootes Ferreira, 1962
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris scorpio Zelenka, 1993
Copris serius Nguyen-phung, 1987
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Copris usambaricus Gillet, 1908
Copris vankhaii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii genopunctatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhalii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Heliocopris alatus Felsche, 1910
Heliocopris anadematus Gillet, 1908
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris biimpressus Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris corniculatus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris erycoides Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris felschei Kolbe, 1904
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris hunteri Waterhouse, 1891
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris marshalli Péringuey, 1901
Heliocopris minos Gillet, 1907
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptuniformis Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Heliocopris smithi Moretto, 2017
Heliocopris solitarius Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris stroehlei Moretto, 2014
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius imitator Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius modestus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius politus Paulian, 1934
Metacatharsius pollicatus Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius rosinae Balthasar, 1970
Metacatharsius seminulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius simulator Balthasar, 1939
Metacatharsius useramus Kolbe, 1893


Links, sources and further information
Coprini at artfakta.se
Coprini at dyntaxa.se
Coprini at itis.gov